Road Games 1981
director: Richard Franklin
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Australia
Cast
Stacy Keach Jamie Lee Curtis Marion Edward Grant Page Bill Stacey Thaddeus Smith Stephen Millichamp Alan Hopgood Colin Vancao Robert Thompson John Murphy Ed Turley
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Average User Rating: 2 Vote(s)
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 Amazon USA | Purchase this movie on DVD! |  Not Available |
| Distributor | Embassy |
| Catalogue Number | ELV2016 |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
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| Notes | Mono, CLV. Manufactured by Philips DuPont, England |
User Reviews:
by sabre210
I overlooked this title for years and years. It was the kind of tape you would see all the time at film fairs, in charity shops or on collector's lists and never really give it a second thought. But truth be told, this is a pretty solid little film and is definitely worth taking 90 minutes out of your day to watch. Think Smokey and the Bandit meets the Hitcher meets Rear Window and it's not a bad starting point. Pat, a long distance lorry driver, hauls goods up and down the highways of Australia. During a stop over in town, Pat (Stacey Keach) becomes convinced a van driver he has witnessed acting suspiciously is responsible for a series of murders and takes it upon himself to investigate further, unwittingly incriminating himself for the crimes in the process. Along with an attractive hitchhiker called Pam (Jamie Lee Curtis), Pat races against the clock, the suspected killer and the police to prevent further killings and to clear his own name.
It's very hitchcockian and whilst it doesn't deliver the gritty nihilism of the later 'Hitcher' is most definitely worth checking out.